Sunset on Lake Atitlan Guatemala

Hello Andy Mom and Steve, I love the video and small talk. Sounds like a wonderful place. Families children laughter and music in the back ground. True happiness. Just need to get my family and friends there. Too many are fixed on the american tread mill life style and mentality. I guess family siblings kids and grand kids would be a big thing keeping many from relocating. I bet it will be hard to leave when the time comes for you to leave. I have a friend who was my plane mechanic who is from Guatemala He will be heading there in March. I ask him how can he leave Gua and be here. He says its family and love that keeps him in Maine.

I have a lot of friends here in Pana, it is more family, many children walking around. When I was in Vilcabamba a year ago, i met only 2-3 people who live there for over 7 years, here there are many, and a few for up to 20 years, this is a long term expat community.

Heard someone calling Mom this morning, looked around did not see any of Andy friends so I walked on. Here it came again. Wow! it was my son Jerry calling me. I thought he had gone out on lake with his group.